UNTOLD STORY OF HOW ALIKO DANGOTE SETTLED AGE-LONG RIFT WITH HIS BEST FRIEND, SAM IWUAJOKU
Genesis Of The Rift Between Them
After many years of
separation, two of Nigeria's most celebrated billionaires and erstwhile
business partners, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Sam Iwuajoku are now back as best
buddies.
The Nigerian society was
shocked when tales of the disagreement between the two friends filtered out,
because their friendship was well celebrated.
The two partnered in different multi-million dollar deals until Iwuajoku ran into trouble with the EFCC over an alleged multi-million naira import waiver scam. Iwuajoku's best friend, Dangote, the Forbes-rated billionaire was suspected to have had a hand in his troubles with the anti-graft agency over a BUSINESS DEAL
turned sour. The two pals, whose feud was well known
to many people, have since buried the hatchet and made up. It is not unusual to
see them walking hand-in-hand, throwing banters and patting each other’s back
at any society gathering.
The two partnered in different multi-million dollar deals until Iwuajoku ran into trouble with the EFCC over an alleged multi-million naira import waiver scam. Iwuajoku's best friend, Dangote, the Forbes-rated billionaire was suspected to have had a hand in his troubles with the anti-graft agency over a BUSINESS DEAL
The ELITES gathered that
it took the influence of some powerful Nigerians to bring the feuding friends
together. Iwuajoku made his fortune importing rice and steel rods, while LEVERAGING
his extensive political connections to obtain a
series of generous import duty waivers from the Nigerian government.
Among
other ventures, he reinvested in private aviation services. His company, Quits
Aviation services is one of the few fixed-base operators in the country. Quits
Aviation Services owns a large maintenance hangar at the Murtala Muhammed
International airport in Lagos and a jet charter service.
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